Georg von Békésy
Georg von Békésy was a Hungarian-American biophysicist.
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Background
- Born in
- Budapest
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd UniversityUniversity of Bern
- Awards
- 🏆 Silver Leibniz medal🏆 honorary doctor of Semmelweis University🏆 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine🏆 ASA Gold Medal
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Timeline
1899
Born
Birth1972
Died
Death
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